____/ AHappyCamper on Monday 24 December 2007 11:41 : \____
> Microsoft's market share does continue to shrink
> and share price has not increased in over 8 years.
It has; a little. But not in line with inflation (well behind it in fact) and
only because Microsoft began a buyback program of $100 billion (I sh*t you
not). According to the Seattle P-I, Microsoft lost over half of its cash pile
in just two years. People don't need to buy new versions of Windows and
Office; other Microsoft products are money sinks -- for now, with Google
picking up the disruptive trend, leaving Microsoft behind and stealing some of
its poison, aka 'employees'.
It's true that Microsoft has _enormous_ power and control when it comes to
divulging figures about Linux use. IDC and Garter are good examples of this
because Linux figures that they have comes from Microsoft, with Microsoft
investment (Bill Gates invests, Microsoft commissions the 'studies').
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